June 12-16, 2017
Two important questions before we begin
Two important questions before we begin
You might have some clear ideas/goals – we want to hear them
You might not know – you are welcome, too
Your reasons might change as the week goes along
More details at http://dtkaplan.github.io/CVC/schedule2017.html
Shop
In the first 2.5 days, we will present you with some tools for learning from data and give you an opportunity to give them a test drive
You get to "try things on" and "see how they fit"
Work
In the second 2.5 days, you will have a chance to prepare something (some things) of your own choosing to use
We will work with you to find and learn what you need
You will be working already in Part 1
tried out a number of "exercises" in R/RStudio/RMarkdown
learned something new and have more new things they want to learn in Part 2.
identified a project to work on in Part 2.
There will also be some shopping in Part 2
we will be collecting up ideas based on your interests, needs, wishes
some of these may be "optional" – those who are interested may join in, others may choose to keep working
You leave here having learned something of value to you.
You leave here equipped to continue learning after the workshop is over.
You get to know some interesting people (and what they are interested in).
You have an enjoyable week.
Our schedule does not include any times.
We can take the time we need before moving on
R is one tool for working with data, but many of the things we will talk about are more general than R and apply equally to other ways of working with data.
R's particular advantages:
Use this google doc to create a short "bio" for one of the others in your group.